A G42 machine gun roared in one of the windows of the house, and the shooter of the machine gun was operating it to suppress the attacking Polish soldiers. His excellent shooting skills made his machine gun like a god of death, harvesting those Polish soldiers who did not hide well.

Several buildings close to each other form a small complex, and Martin Lehmann is entrenched here with his soldiers.

In the face of the desperate offensive of the Polish army regardless of casualties, the officers and men of the 3rd Panzer Division, which had been stubbornly defended, were somewhat caught off guard. It captured several positions one after another, and half of the town was captured by it.

If Martin Lehmann hadn't made a quick decision to launch a counterattack against him with armored vehicles and stabilize his footing, they would have been driven out of town. And at the cost of the depletion of armored vehicles in their hands.

There is no way, the armored vehicles that lack the protection of the infantry are still too fragile. In fact, if it weren't for the critical situation at the time, Martin Lehmann would not have done this. You must know that when they learn the tactics of using armor, the first thing the instructor said is that armored vehicles must not leave the protection of infantry when fighting.

And after the loss of armored vehicles, Martin Lehmann could only lead his soldiers to stand by and wait for reinforcements. And that Barber was in a similar situation, suffering more casualties than himself under the enemy's desperate attack, and he was now holding on to a larger complex to the west of him. And these two complexes are the only two positions currently in the 3rd Panzer Division in the small town of Izpica.

Martin Lehmann was in a house, holding a telescope and observing the enemy.

"Corporal Malov, take your men and intercept the enemy on the right side."

Putting down the telescope in his hand, Martin Lehmann responded to the latest enemy situation he had just observed.

"Yes, Captain."

After the non-commissioned officer named Malov replied, he immediately put down the gun in his hand and shouted. "Class Three, come with me, let's deal with those sneaky rats."

Then the four soldiers stopped shooting and followed in Malov's footsteps to the right. A burst of gunfire rang out from the right, and if you listen closely, you can see that the G33 semi-automatic rifle rang out until the end, and it seemed that the enemy who was flanking around was repulsed.

And on the Polish position, General Felipoc, who was in charge of the battle under his command, looked at the position that could not be captured for a long time, and showed a trace of anxiety in his heart.

In fact, after destroying the armored vehicles of the defenders, his cavalry brigade should have withdrawn. Without the defenders of armored vehicles, they can't even see their own horses' butts, let alone the purpose of delaying. It's just that he didn't think about the number of casualties, which made him unwilling, nearly a thousand casualties, which made him retreat.

And he, as the most elite cavalry brigade in Poland, attacked a Romanian reinforced battalion defender, suffered so many casualties, but achieved nothing. If he retreats like this, it will hurt the morale of the officers and men of his cavalry brigade too much.

So after thinking about it, Felippots decided to annihilate the defenders before leaving. All that was possible was that the offensive of the Polish army did not stop, but became more violent. Now the defenders were pinned down in the only two positions, and it only took a few more attacks to take them.

Less than three kilometers from the small town of Izpica, armored units in a column were galloping along the road. They were reinforcements from Izpica, consisting of the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the Panzer Regiment and most of the mechanized infantry regiments. And they could all hear the firefights in the town.

Colonel Durscu, who commanded the force, immediately gave the order. "Immediately form a battle formation and call for help from our troops."

At the command of him, the tanks immediately dispersed, and the soldiers also got out of the car and pounced on Izpica.

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"What do you say, enemy reinforcements are coming up?"

After hearing the report of the cavalry scouting in front of him, Felippots couldn't help but ask again in a loud voice.

"Yes, brigade commander, we observed that the enemy's armored forces were approaching, so we dared to come back and report immediately."

Hearing the reconfirmation of the reconnaissance cavalry, Felippots knew that he had no chance of capturing the defenders' positions, and now he was not sure that his troops would be left behind, so he immediately ordered. "Let the troops stop the attack, and everyone is ready to retreat. Also, give an order to Major Filekmo to get his anti-tank guns ready to cover our evacuation. ”

True, Felippots was also prepared for this. He pooled the anti-tank guns of the entire brigade, intending to buy time for his own retreat.

Therefore, in the eyes of Martin Lehmann and others, the Polish soldiers, who were not ordered to attack one moment, are now hurriedly evacuated the next moment.

"What's wrong with these Polish troops?"

One of the defenders asked curiously.

Martin Lehmann let go of the burden in his heart and answered him. "It should be our reinforcements arriving."

And his words immediately detonated everyone, and they saw everyone shouting loudly. "Reinforcements have arrived, our reinforcements have arrived."

Not to disappoint them, a few minutes later, a large number of tanks and armored vehicles appeared in front of them, flanked by R10 light tanks, which were responsible for clearing the enemy on both flanks and reconnoitring the enemy. In the middle are the R20 tanks, which are the backbone of the Romanian armored forces, which are responsible for siege and anti-armor operations.

Faced with the newly emerged Romanian armored units, the officers and men of the Polish 3rd Cavalry Brigade immediately mounted their horses and wanted to evacuate.

But will Colonel Durscu let them go?

I saw him pick up the microphone in the command car. "Now I command, attack the enemy at once, and make sure not to let go of any enemy."

As he gave the order, the tank increased its speed, and as soon as it saw the tank, it opened fire on the enemy.

The violent explosion caused the cavalry around it to suffer, and the shrezennel and shock wave caused many cavalry to fall off their horses, and the frightened horses scattered and fled, which added to the confusion of the scene.

In the face of the unbridled attack of the enemy's tanks, Felippots could only send out all the remaining tanks in his hands in the hope of holding back the enemy's footsteps. Of course, he also knew that his tank was no match for the enemy's R20, so he used his armored forces against the R10 tanks on both wings, at least this tank still had the possibility of being destroyed.

As for the R20 tank, it can only be counted on to use its own tank more sufficiently, to attract the attention of the R20, and then to use its own 37mm anti-tank to deliver a heavy blow from the flank.

That's right, this is the only way that General Felippots came up with, because the 37mm anti-tank gun it is equipped with cannot penetrate the armor of the R20 head-on, so he can only find a way to turn it and then open fire.

It's just that maybe this is just General Felippots' expectations, because the R10 light tank is equipped with a 50mm 42 times tank gun, which still has an absolute advantage over the current Polish imitation Jackal tank. And the Polish armored forces, which did not even have a numerical superiority, what to do with them.

I saw that I didn't wait for the reinforcements of the R20 in the middle at all, and the R10 tank met it. It was equipped with a 50mm tank gun, and its 7TP tanks were all destroyed. That's right, the R10 tank gives priority to solving these thin-skinned tanks, because at this distance, it can't penetrate both sides, so you can only take 7TP to blow gas first.

When it was in effective range, the R10 was able to concentrate on the few TPL tanks. After a concentrated fire, the 3rd Division reduced all the TPL tanks to scrap metal at the cost of destroying one and slightly injuring one.

Faced with the failure of the armored forces to achieve their goals, General Felippots could not care now, because the armored forces were closer to his own troops.

Not only did they use howitzers to bombard their own cavalry, but they also used vehicle-mounted machine guns to fire at the retreating cavalry, and from time to time someone was hit and fell off his horse.

Four legs can't outrun the wheels, which is also doomed.

Feeling that it would not work like this, his own cavalry would collapse before the enemy could enter the effective range of the anti-tank positions. General Felippots couldn't care less and ordered directly. "Let the anti-tank positions open fire."

In the face of the general's order, Major Philekmo, who was in charge of commanding the anti-tank guns, fought with his strength. "But General, our anti-tank guns must wait until the enemy tanks are 300 meters into the distance before they can fire. Above this distance, it is simply impossible to penetrate them. ”

It's just that his request was not taken seriously, and I saw General Felippots say to him viciously. "Now, immediately, immediately, fire on me."

Under the general's strong order, the 37-mm anti-tank guns on the anti-tank positions immediately opened heavy fire on the R20 tanks that were four or five hundred meters away from them. They knew that as soon as they opened fire, they would be targeted by enemy tanks.

The R20 tank group, which was firing at the cavalry in a big way, immediately felt different. The impact of ping-pong sounded, what it meant, they knew very well.

After some observation, they discovered the anti-tank positions hiding behind the bushes of the farmland. No, the priority of resolving these positions has become a priority.

The explosion of "boom" destroyed an anti-tank gun on the position, and the Polish officers and men operating the anti-tank gun fell to the ground without a sound.

This was just the beginning, and as this anti-tank gun was destroyed, the discovered anti-tank gun positions were destroyed one after another.

And the sacrifice of Polish officers and soldiers in these anti-tank positions really delayed the pace of the armored forces and temporarily removed the officers and men of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade from the battle.

It's just that Colonel Durscu, who had observed all this, had a mocking smile on his lips. "Immediately after the order to destroy the enemy's anti-tank positions, pursue them."

Wanting to use a four-legged horse, running through their own armored vehicles, this is a joke.

It was clear that Colonel Durscu would not spare the fleeing cavalry brigade. There is nothing more to his liking than the lack of anti-armor means for the enemy.

And unless these cavalry do not gather together, they will not be allowed to escape. However, he needed to send a telegram to the division commander informing him of the outcome of the battle.

I saw him call the communications staff officer. "Send a telegram to the division commander informing us that our division has routed the enemy's 3rd Cavalry Brigade, and in order to avoid the enemy posing a threat to our supply lines, I intend to continue the attack on Lublin after annihilating the enemy."